Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 21:06
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 582
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 45.5
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 31.2
37% 35.9 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 42.9
Splatting 37.7
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 433
Write 506
Mixed 510
108% 483 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 12.2
88% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 63.4
DQ Mixed 11.9
18% 34 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
770GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 179
Mixed 155
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.71
4K Mixed 0.35
140% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,593 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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HDDRAMUSB
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